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Friday
January 17 2014 8:30PM doors -- music at 9:00PM ••• ALL AGES $10 in advance / $12 at the door The Hundred Days thehundreddays.com/ indie rock Cosmic Suckerpunch cosmicsuckerpunch.com/ Neo-Psychedelic Indie Rock with a Hard Rock Edge Blackout Party from San Diego blackoutpartymusic.com/ Swamp Rock ~ americana Dogcatcher dogcatcher.bandcamp.com/ rock folk groove indie soul The Hundred Days Jon Smith, Ash Scheiding, Brett Zadlo, and Colin Crosskill. -From San Francisco, California. -"One hundred days" was the commitment made after four twenty-somethings met in San Francisco in 2005. And, for 100 days, the four young musicians- that would later name their band by the same name- spent night and day locked in the same house discovering and perfecting their sound into what has become a collection of critically-acclaimed indie-rock gems that are as catchy as they are clever and sonically arresting. With driving rhythms, soaring guitars, textural keyboards and powerful vocal melodies, The Hundred Days push indie/alt. rock in new directions. Drawing from a variety of influences (post punk, alternative, britpop), the band's familiar yet intrinsically unique sound has been compared to The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Radiohead, as well as contemporary rockers Franz Ferdinand, The Bravery, and the The Killers. A moody, dynamic indie rock band, The Hundred Days showcase tight musicianship complemented by razor-sharp pop writing capabilities with both sophistication and urgency. The band always hits the right notes, but still keeps you guessing. Cosmic Suckerpunch Ari Welkom, Fabien Hameline, Adam Timmerman, and Sebastien Hameline. -From Los Angeles, California. -When your band is called Cosmic Suckerpunch, you had better be prepared to back that name up with some pounding, stellar rock and roll. Good thing songwriter Ari Welkom and company deliver on spacey licks and heady songs, rooted in blues and funk, and indebted to imaginative fantasy rock music in the spirit of Led Zeppelin. With a driving rhythm, Cosmic Suckerpunch has invaded the LA scene, and with their self-released debut, Good Morning, the band plans on waking up the rest of us with a primal scream. At first holed up and honing their chops in coffeehouses and small clubs, the band's popularity grew in the city of angels and they soon graduated to historic venues like The Viper Room and the House of Blues. Their eclectic and tightly packed sound easily brings in a wide fan base of both geeks and casual listeners. The group plays up a sparkling tongue-in-cheek science fiction vibe throughout their otherwise straightforward music, with themes like robot love and time machines popping up regularly and Welkom often adopting a Ziggy Stardust like swagger when he endearingly croons and stutter-starts his lyrics. Combining that nod to the original space oddity, the group zeroes in on perfectly timed effects and a nonchalant, happily head banging rhythm that never fails to produce a sing-along/jump-along kind of atmosphere. Blackout Party Brian Holwerda, Tim Lowman, Daniel Crawford, Jesse Bowen, and Jeff Hawthorne. -From San Diego, California. -Blackout Party is a swampy rock 'n' roll band from California. They won San Diego Music Awards for "Best Americana" and "Best Local Recording." Their album "Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed" was named "Top 5 Releases" by SDRocknroll.com. Dogcatcher Andrew Heine, Ryan Kingsmith, Jared Milos, and Ramon Esquivel. -From San Diego, California. -Dogcatcher is a laid-back rock band from California. Effortlessly mixing folk, pop, jazz, and rock into an exceptionally catchy mix of music, that sneaks up on you and quickly entrances you. Frontman Andrew Heine's smooth bossanova gently leads a beautifuly simple and powerful rock 'n' roll sound that blends in elements of blues and jazz. Dogcatcher is a group to watch in the future, as they take an already excellent sound and refine it further. |
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